Dog tied to tree and burnt to death in ‘horrendous circumstances’

The SPCA and Police are asking anyone with information regarding this attack to get in contact (Picture: SPCA)

Police are hunting the barbaric killer of a dog which was found burnt to death.

The animal had been tied to a tree, soaked in flammable liquid and set alight in Kirkcaldy, a town north of Edinburgh.

It was so badly burnt, police were unable to positively identify the breed of the dog let alone the colour of its coat.

However, it is thought the dead dog could be a Staffordshire or Staffordshire cross.

PC Ian Laing, a wildlife crime liaison officer for Police Scotland said: ‘It is clear that this dog died in horrendous circumstances and will have endured considerable pain immediately prior to its death.’

Scottish SPCA (Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals) and Police Scotland are calling for anyone with information about the incident to come forward.